Hanson-Young and MEAA call for visibility of Facebook and Google payments

February 24, 2021 2:07

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has issued amendments to the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code that would see media businesses obliged to provide reporting on the impact of funding from digital platforms.

“For the purposes of monitoring the benefits to public interest journalism in Australia from the operation of this code, a registered news business corporation, for a registered news business must, at the end of each financial year, prepare and give to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) a report relating to the financial year that complies with the requirements in this section.”

The amendment is one of several put forward by senators and the government to form the final bill to be voted on in the coming week.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.